Travelling outside and inside Espoo

We have travelled near and even nearer places during the last few days.

First, on Saturday we celebrated Onni’s first birthday in Turku. Onni is Aapo’s (currently) only cousin, a few months younger than Aapo. He recently learned to walk and for the first time he and Aapo played together for short periods. Then Aapo started to push Onni and an adult intervention was needed. Several times.

Aapo was a bit sick on Saturday and the condition worsened on Sunday and Monday morning, so Sanna visited doctor in Tapiola and then I arrived to pick them up to the nearest hospital in Jorvi — a few kilometers from our house.

The rest of the day was spent there, just killing time and occasionally visiting doctors’ or nurses’ offices. The public healthcare is free and good, but sometimes you can’t escape the feeling that you are just an item on an conveyor belt — no-one takes personal interest in getting you on the fastest route through the system, you just sit there and wait. There was always the possibility that you have to stay in for the following night, so better cancel all plans. Fortunately, we were released just before night time, so Aapo could fell asleep in his own bed.